2011

WEEK OF ~~bu-q, CWt I

Crash claims ECCC student By Cheryl Owens Appeal Reporter a two-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon. According to Newton Student:-. at East ,......,-~~ Police Chief Harvey drugs were not factors in the accident. "The alcohol and drug

"A jeep, carrying two ·females from Neshoba County, was headed north. It appears the Altima got in the lane of traffic of the jeep that was heading north. The jeep was not faced with a stop sign, but the Altima was," he said. "An accident recon– structiooist has been on the scene. but we do not know the results at this time." Curry said alcohol and Church in Decatur on Monday. man) of his friends J•emembci-ed the young man's outgoing personality. ''His smile and person– ality were contagious," Katie Reeves of Decatur said. "You couldn't help but be in a good mood ru"Ound him." Bailee Viverette, an EC sophomore from

tests came back negative, and as far as .our depart– ment this case is closed," Curry said. "Either way, a young man lost his life, and that is bad. Our condolences go out to each family that was involved," he said.

Central Community College rn·t> mourn– ing the tmgic death of one of their elas~­ mates.

Curry, Dunkerson was a passenger in a vehicle driven by Andrew Smith. also a sophomore at East Central. ''The Altima that

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Kyle Dunkerson.

a sophomore at the Duukerson eolle~. dk>d Frida~ l niversit~ Medical Cenler in Jackson morning at

Dunkerson •was a passen~r in was headed east on llwy. J 5," Curry •aid.

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fi"Om inju1·ies he suffered in

Sbldent rrom 11 The driver of the vehi– cle, Andrew Smith. also a ~ophomore, was seriously injured in the accident. Passengers in the other vehicle were not seriously injured, accord– ing to reports. As services for Dunken;on were held at Clarke Venable Baptist

"No matter what was going wrong in your day, if you ever ran into Kyle, he was smiling- and his smiles were contagious. He would make your day in a heartbeat."

-classmate Bailee Viverette

beautiful smile," said Nicole Bounds of Newton. "Ile was always goof– ing off and laughing. He always seemed so full of life. and wa~ so mu<•h fun to be around." ECCC President Dr. Phil utphin said the t•ol– leg-c was "deeply sad-

dened" by the tragedy ..Kyle was an active part of the Colle~ and had many friends here," he smd. "His absencewilJ leave a void physirullyand emo– tionally."

inside of him."

Union, said.

''You never saw him in a bad mood," said friend Kirby Keith. "He was a great friend and a guy who would speak lo you every time you saw him.'' "Anybody that has ever· met Kyle would agree that he had such a

"No matter what was going wrong in your day, if you ever ran into Kyle, he was smiling and his smiles were contagious. He would make your day in a heartbeat. No one can fake the genuine happi– ness that Kyle always had